Trump overhauls campaign with key resignation, Louisiana visit

Campaign releases first TV ad of general election

The third overhaul of the Donald Trump campaign appeared to be complete Friday, with the resignation of his former campaign manager and the Republican presidential nominee's first campaign ad hitting the airwaves.

The third overhaul of the Donald Trump campaign appeared to be complete Friday, with the resignation of his former campaign manager and the Republican presidential nominee's first campaign ad hitting the airwaves.

The trip to Louisiana came hours after the campaign announced that Paul Manafort had resigned as campaign chairman. Manafort stepped down in the wake of revelations about his work for a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine.

If Trump was showing a new look Friday, some in New Hampshire weren't buying it.

"He appears to be better suited for reality TV than the reality of running the U.S. government," New Hampshire Republican Jim Steiner said.

Steiner said he is looking for poise, maturity and a dignified demeanor for president, and he said he has made his choice.

Trump's campaign released its first television ad of the general election. The ad continued themes that were the focus of the Republican National Convention, specifically threats to the country that the campaign said are posed by refugees and criminals entering the U.S.

The ad was released a day after Trump stunned some observers by saying he has regrets about his often-controversial choice of words targeting different swaths of the electorate.

"Particularly where it may have caused personal pain," Trump said.

Political analysts said it's clear that Trump is trying to show a different side.

"We'll wait and see," GOP strategist Jim Merril said. "But I need to see more evidence that he's committed to this course of action."

Merrill said he believes the window on Trump's reinvention is closing fast.

"There's a chance here, but I think this campaign has pivoted so often we're getting dizzy over it," Merrill said.

The Clinton campaign called Trump's TV ad, which is not yet running in New Hampshire, misleading. The campaign reissued its charge that Trump is temperamentally unfit and unqualified to be president.